To investigate how much time the Maremmas spent with their livestock, how far they moved outside the ranges of their stock, and tested whether they use their ranges sequentially, which is an effective way of maintaining a presence over a large area

Type of Study:

Manipulative experiment

Key Results:

Results show that while free-ranging LGDs spend the majority of their time with livestock, movements away from stock do occur

Treatments:

kernel isopleth

Response:

Allowing LGDs to range freely can therefore be a useful management decision, but property size has to be large enough to accommodate the large areas that the dogs use.